Fire Rated Drywall Type X

Type x drywall products will have a ul ulc marking printed on the back of each board identifying it as a fire resistance rated board quot.

Fire rated drywall type x.

Mold tough firecode x panels model 14313211308 view the drywall project collection. Price low to high. In addition to the usual gypsum found in regular drywall fire rated drywall contains glass fibers to form a super tough core. Even if 5 8 type x wallboard is referred to using terms like one hour board or has a one hour fire rating this does not mean that either a particular assembly system incorporating 5 8 type x wallboard or any given piece of 5 8 type x wallboard will necessarily last for an hour in a new laboratory fire test or provide one hour fire protection in an actual fire.

Quot type x drywall has special core additives that allow it to be used in fire rated designs and usually comes in 5 8 rdquo. Fire rated type x shaftliner is 1 25 4 mm thick and used in special shaftwall and area separation firewall assemblies. Finally the gypsum and fiberglass are packed tighter and denser than with regular drywall. Certainteed type x board features a specially formulated core providing fire resistance ratings when used in tested assemblies.

Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick and the first fire code product. Certainteed type x fire resistant drywall is an interior gypsum board consisting of a solid set fire resistive type x gypsum core enclosed in ivory colored face paper and a strong liner back paper. View top sellers in. Usg sheetrock brand 5 8 in.

It is harder to cut and work than regular drywall and normally is used in garages rooms and apartment buildings as it is required by several building codes. Drywall type x and type c are the industry standards for this type of construction and are used on all exterior facing and joining walls. Several thicknesses can be used in layers to achieve a higher fire rating. Type x drywall is 5 8 inches thick.

Interior walls are traditionally non fire rated drywall. Price high to low. Type x drywall this is the so called fire resistant drywall. 15 9 mm type x gypsum panels that feature a noncombustible gypsum core that is encased in 100 recycled face and back papers that form a high strength composite design.